First Presbyterian Church

09/06/2026

Please note that the church office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 for the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday morning.

09/06/2026

Sunday, September 6, 2026: Rev. Black continues to preach through the Gospel of Matthew focusing this morning on our heavenly family and doing the will of the father in Heaven. Tune in to hear his message. Have a blessed week!!

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09/04/2026

The September issue of our church newsletter, The Evangel, is being prepared for mailing today! If you're not on our mailing list and would like to receive a paper copy, contact the church office and we'd be happy to send one to you. An electronic version is also available for download on our church website. This month's edition is packed with lots of important news and interesting information -- don't miss it!

08/31/2026

The carpet in the downstairs chapel has just been shampooed, and the chairs are being reset for our upcoming Soulstice gathering! Join us this Wednesday at 7:15 PM for a half-hour of music, prayer, candlelight, and silence: an oasis of calm in the midst of your hectic week. (And many thanks go to our custodian Chris Wade, for keeping our facilities so clean and tidy!)

08/30/2026

Sunday, August 30, 2026: Rev. Black continues his sermons using the Gospel of Matthew. This morning’s message focused on the heated debate between Jesus and religious leaders of his day. He ties that to what this has to do with us today. Tune in to hear his message. Have a blessed week!

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08/28/2026

If you're a new or returning Allegheny College student, faculty, or staff member: welcome (back) to Meadville! We warmly invite you to join us at 10:00 AM on Sunday morning: you're likely to bump into several Allegheny folks who have already made First Presbyterian their church home!
(And don't forget that we offer *scholarships* to students for singing with our choir! Our Music Director would be happy to provide you with more information.)

08/28/2026

Matthew 12:15-32 is a thorny passage in which Jesus gets into a heated debate with the religious leaders of his day, who level an unsavory accusation against him. What relevance does this debate have for us, some 2000 years later? Join us this Sunday, in-person or online, as Rev. Black untangles Jesus's words in a sermon entitled "The Devil Went Down to Galilee".

08/25/2026

If you phone the church office this week, or stop by in person, you're likely to be greeted by our tireless volunteer Lynne Whitlock. Thank you, Lynne, for holding down the fort while our secretary is on vacation: we appreciate everything you do behind the scenes at First Presbyterian!

08/23/2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026: Rev. Black continues to preach through the Gospel of Matthew. This morning’s message was on the sabbath and how Christ viewed this. Tune in to hear his message. Have a blessed week!

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08/21/2026

The twelfth chapter of Matthew's gospel opens with Jesus doing two things on the Sabbath which the religious leaders of his day deemed unlawful. What does Jesus's response to them have to say to us, some 2000 years later, about how we observe our day of rest? Join us this Sunday, in-person or online, as Rev. Black wrestles with this question in a sermon entitled 'A Better Sabbath'.